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Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1922, Page 3

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' VUHTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MELBOURNE, Jan. 23. At the amateur cycling carnival, the Victorian quarter mile championship, Kaltendrun (South Africa) won the first heat iu 32 2-5 secs, a Victorian record, which Thursfield (South Africa) lowered by winning the second heat in 32 1-5 . secs. Thursfield won the final iu 31 seconds/ a Victorian record. Tliursfield also matched against Broadbent over a quarter mile, half mile and mile, all of which the Victorian! won. The ten miles scratch race whs Won by i Kaltenbrun from Broadbent in 27 mins , 2 seconds. . TROUBLE AT PELAWMAIN. SYDNEY, Jan. 14. Serious trouble has arisen at Pelawniain colliery, where the machine men, operating the new turbine for the coal cutting machines are dissatisfied , with their rates and conditions. Arrangements were made, in accordance with a suggestion by tho tribunal to work without the new machines until a decision was arrived at but the management closed lie colliery until the Miners’ Lodge as a whole guaranteed the use of the new machines, A NEW COMMISSIONER. SYDNEY, Jan 21. Mr H. R. McClure, the new Resident Commissioner of Gilbert arid Ellice Islands has arrived. He was forrnerly commissioner of a. district in Kenya-, in East Africa. NEW HEBRIDES: 'Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 23 Reverend Bowie, principal of Tongan Training College, who is visiting Sydney in a speech dealing with New Hebi ides, declared that miserable as the condominium arrangement was, be preferred it to French control. He accused some French residents of participating in grog Selling, nnd kidnapping. French officials did riot rrigulate their nationals, but their nationals ruled them, bad them removed and replaced at their pleasure. If only French administration would investigate the charges and rectify the known abuses, the condominium would work. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE. HOBART, Jan. 23. ■ The National Council of Women’s ■Conference t resolved ill favour of a course of domestic science lit the University and the appointment of women members on all public bodies, and immediate provision that women sit on juries.